Occupied Abkhazia and Tskhinvali call on Georgian authorities to recognize independence and sovereignty of both de facto republics

The so-called foreign ministers of the Tskhinvali region and Abkhazia call on the Georgian authorities to recognize the independence and sovereignty of both de facto republics.

According to Sputnik, the above is discussed in the joint communiqué adopted after the meeting of the so-called ministers in Sokhumi.

"The Abkhaz and South Ossetian sides have stated their firm intention to sign a legal agreement on international guarantees for non-use of force between the Republic of Georgia and Abkhazia, as well as between the Republic of Georgia and the republic of South Ossetia," reads the document.

Ardzinba and Medvedev discussed current issues of cooperation between the "countries" and reaffirmed their desire to strengthen interactions between the "republics".

The parties reaffirmed their commitment to achieving broad recognition of the de facto republics.